Crash of a North American B-25 Mitchell in Pendé: 4 killed
Date & Time:
May 25, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
FL211
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Foulsham - Foulsham
MSN:
82-5351
YOM:
1941
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Foulsham at 0940LT on an operation to Abbeville. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Pendé, 19 km northwest of the target area. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Leslie Francis Paterson, pilot,
F/Sgt Raymond Jack Fowler, navigator,
F/Sgt David Raymond Nicholas Reynolds, wireless operator,
Sgt John Palmerley, air gunner.
Crew:
F/Sgt Leslie Francis Paterson, pilot,
F/Sgt Raymond Jack Fowler, navigator,
F/Sgt David Raymond Nicholas Reynolds, wireless operator,
Sgt John Palmerley, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
